Different Rules

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

You just answered your own question. Why should the shot clock make a difference? NCAA Men's is changing the 3 point line by next year. If those two rules were changed for HS it would greatly affect the game at the HS level more than it would for the college ranks. They need to stay different to help address issues that only apply to those levels or leagues.

Ego has little or nothing to do with it. The NCAA is a group of colleges that have membership with other colleges across the country. I do not see why they would want to use rules that apply to high schools. You do not see College Professors with the same requirement as an elementary education teacher to gets for tenure.

And one illustrative difference would be their different takes on bench decorum. The NFHS has specifically stated that it didn't want to hear profanity coming from their coaches, even if it was directed at their own players. That's supposed to be a "T". Meanwhile, the NCAA has also specifically stated this year that the tightening of bench decorum directed towards coaches does not include foul language aimed at their own players.